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With each passing year, the ol’ body moves slower, everybody and everything else moves faster, and the realization sets in that while the final chapter has yet to be written in permanent ink, a big part of the writing is on the wall. And so, as we throw out one desk calender and replace it with a new one — courtesy of the good people at the insurance company — here are some random and rambling thoughts that aren’t yet on the wall, but now are on paper or on your computer screen. 1) One of the consequences of the four-team college football playoff system is that it has reduced the major bowls that were part of the BCS system to a level where they are...

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